Narrative:
4 hijackers demanded to be taken to Albania. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | SX-BBF? |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Valona ( Albania)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Agrinion Airport (AGQ/LGAG), Greece |
4 hijackers demanded to be taken to Albania. Hijackers surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Agrinion Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Agrinion Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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